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Habitat for Humanity's ReStore often has great kitchens. If you remove good cabinets, see if they'll take them. Find a good carpenter and see if your existing cabinets are re-usable. Mine aren't,...

Old tshirts make great dustcloths, and feecycle or craigsltlist/free is a terrific way to find them a new home.

I use paper towels for cleaning up some pet accidents. Wet accidents are soaked up w/ newspaper, but the floor still needs some spray cleaner & a paper towel or 2. Otherwise, I have lots of dish ...

Just moved, and freecycle was wonderful for getting stuff out of the house to someone who wanted it.

I love the neon chandelier; anybody know where to get it?

Love them, but they're way pricey.

The most environmental option is to get CFL chandelier bulbs, and not buy a new fixture. Ikea sells CFL chandelier bulbs that have an enclosure, so the curly bulb is masked, and the light is diffuse.

In my last apartment, I had medium grayish olive walls (think old Boyscout tent), with my deep eggplant purple overstuffed chair. Looked great.

Love the concept, but the burlap would be uncomfortable, and it's too baggy. Cotton flour sacks would give the same look, but feel nicer. In any case, want.

I also got those galvanized outdoor lights, unfortunately, they only carry the smaller ones, and I wanted 1 of the larger ones, which seem to have been dropped. Special orders are st...

I buy books at Goodwill, used book stores & online. I try to keep only books I liked enough to read again, but they proliferate, and I love having bookshelves. They're mostly on "outside" walls, ...

Oh, that is very cool.

I have a bunch of glass balls; trying to figure out how to DIY this. Love it, but not 1,900 worth of love.

Every little bit helps. Close curtains during the day to keep out sun. Use fans. If at all possible, vent the roof & the top floor. On very hot days, put soaker hose or an oscillating sprinkler...

I plan to use branches as towel rods in the bathroom under construction(nearly done!). Love this version, and will try to copy it.

Want. preferably in the green.

this is beautiful.

Lots of metal tables, metal ceiling, metal walls. excellent use of fabrics. I really loved it.

I love this, though I have little wall space.

I'd love to have some sangria recipes. Meanwhile, it's bloody marys on the deck. Yay summer!